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Glenn Beck, Stephanie Plum Series Lead Latest Book Sales

2 minute read | July 2009

For the week of June 22-28, 2009, TV host Glenn Beck’s book, Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine topped the non-fiction charts as books from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen and Fearless Fourteen dominated the fiction charts. Both authors also locked up the top three spots in the audio book category.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Non Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date
1 GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE GLENN BECK SIMON & SCHUSTER 6/1/2009
2 CATASTROPHE DICK MORRIS HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 7/1/2009
3 LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO MARK R. LEVIN SIMON & SCHUSTER 3/1/2009
4 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES SETH GRAHAME-SMITH CHRONICLE BOOKS 4/1/2009
5 THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN’S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE… ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME GREG MORTENSON PENGUIN BOOKS 2/1/2007
6 WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES DAVID SEDARIS HACHETTE 6/1/2009
7 OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS MALCOLM GLADWELL HACHETTE 11/1/2008
8 THE LAST LECTURE RANDY PAUSCH HYPERION 1/1/2008
9 HORSE SOLDIERS: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A BAND OF US SOLDIERS WHO RODE TO VICTORY IN AFGHANISTAN DOUG STANTON SIMON & SCHUSTER 5/1/2009
10 ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN: WHAT MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, INTIMACY, AND COMMITMENT STEVE HARVEY HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 2/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date
1 FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN JANET EVANOVICH MACMILLAN 6/1/2009
2 FEARLESS FOURTEEN JANET EVANOVICH MACMILLAN 6/1/2009
3 THE SHACK WILLIAM P. YOUNG HACHETTE 7/1/2008
4 MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Trade Paperback) JODI PICOULT SIMON & SCHUSTER 5/1/2009
5 MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Mass Market Paperback) JODI PICOULT SIMON & SCHUSTER 5/1/2009
6 THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY MARY ANN SHAFFER RANDOM HOUSE 5/1/2009
7 KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER CATHERINE COULTER PENGUIN BOOKS 6/1/2009
8 THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO STIEG LARSSON RANDOM HOUSE 6/1/2009
9 THE DOOMSDAY KEY JAMES ROLLINS HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 7/1/2009
10 SAIL JAMES PATTERSON HACHETTE 5/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

Top 10 Book Sales – Audio – June 22-28, 2009
Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date
1 FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [UNABRIDGED] JANET EVANOVICH MACMILLAN AUDIO 6/1/2009
2 GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE GLENN BECK SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO 6/1/2009
3 FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [ABRIDGED] JANET EVANOVICH MACMILLAN AUDIO 6/1/2009
4 EXCUSES BEGONE!: HOW TO CHANGE LIFELONG, SELF-DEFEATING THINKING HABITS WAYNE W. DYER HAY HOUSE 5/1/2009
5 THE SHACK WILLIAM P. YOUNG OASIS AUDIO 6/1/2008
6 LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO MARK R. LEVIN SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO 3/1/2009
7 RELENTLESS DEAN R. KOONTZ BRILLIANCE AUDIO 6/1/2009
8 MEDUSA CLIVE CUSSLER PENGUIN AUDIOBOOKS 6/1/2009
9 THE SECRET [UNABRIDGED] RHONDA BYRNE SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO 11/1/2006
10 KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER CATHERINE COULTER BRILLIANCE AUDIO 6/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

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